Nutrient and Sediment Reduction through Conservation
Planning to Benefit the Ecology of the Saginaw Bay Watershed.

The Saginaw Conservation District is conducting soil
sampling and designing a nutrient management plan for local producers within
the priority watersheds that drain into the Saginaw Bay. Our goal is to reduce
the nutrient and sediment loading, which in turn will reduce water quality
issues within the Saginaw Bay such as: sedimentation, eutrophication and algae
blooms.

Our sampling includes ground located in Saginaw, Bay and
Tuscola Counties. At this time, we will be conducting sampling on approximately
11,000 acres that will be included in this project. Those test
results are being complied into site specific nutrient management plans for the
growers to implement.